This is a very exciting time to join the Royal Institution and a wonderful opportunity for a talented professional with the potential and personal drive to evolve with this role, to support the Royal institution’s ambitious five year strategy.

The Royal Institution is an independent charity dedicated to creating opportunities for everyone to think more deeply about science and its place in our lives. Our wonderful building, has been home to some of the most eminent scientists in history, and we hosted more public events in the past year than ever before.

We provide science education and heritage activities for people of all ages and backgrounds across the UK and around the world. These activities include the world-famous CHRISTMAS LECTURES; public talks from the world’s greatest thinkers in our historic lecture theatre; a national programme of Masterclasses for young people in mathematics, engineering and computer science; hands-on science workshops in our L’Oréal Young Scientist Centre; animations and films from our award-winning Ri Channel and the preservation of our scientific legacy through the Faraday Museum and archival collections.

Successful delivery of our strategy will mean that in five years’ time the Royal Institution will be bigger, more financially stable, more agile, and meeting our aspiration to inspire active citizens with the confidence to think critically and engage in informed discussions about science.

This will involve working alongside a committed management team, winning the confidence of staff and Trustees, and demonstrate strong influencing and negotiation skills.

As an experienced and collaborative manager you will recognise the importance of developing and mentoring your team and supporting colleagues across the organisation. You will possess excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate financial information to non-finance professionals in an easy and accessible way.

Ideally, you will have held a senior finance role within a charity and have experience of restricted, designated and endowment funds, Charities SORP and donor accounting.

You must be CCAB, CIMA, (ICAEW, ICAS or equivalent) qualified.

Join the Ri and make a difference to society.

For this specialised role, we will consider applications until such time we appoint to the post.

For more information, to download a Job Summary and Person Specification and to apply, please follow the link below to the Ri website.